Kneeling for the Holy Prophet (sa)
The account of this battle is also recorded in another tradition from a source of history. Hazrat Zubair (ra) relates that on the day of the Battle of Uhud, the Holy Prophet (sa) was wearing two chain armours. Owing to the weight of the armour the Holy Prophet (sa) was wearing and from weakness after having lost a lot of blood from the injuries he had sustained to his head and face – this account is relating to after the battle had concluded – the Holy Prophet (sa) was not able to climb a rock. The Holy Prophet (sa) made Hazrat Talha (ra) kneel down and placed his foot on him and ascended onto the rock. Hazrat Zubair (ra) narrates that he heard the Holy Prophet (sa) state, “Talha (ra) has made paradise incumbent upon himself.”
(Usdul Ghabah, Vol. 3, p. 85, Talha bin Ubaidillah, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2003) (al-Sirat al-Halabiyyah, Vol. 2, p. 321, Ghazwah Uhud, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2002)
In another narration, it states that Hazrat Talha (ra) had a limp in one of his legs and as a result of this, he could not walk properly. When he lifted the Holy Prophet (sa), he made every effort to ensure he placed every step carefully and walked straight so that owing to his limp, the Holy Prophet (sa) would not experience any discomfort. After this, he completely recovered from his limp.
(al-Sirat al-Halabiyyah, Vol. 2, p. 322, Ghazwah Uhud, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2002)